Research Question: How school desegregation adresses diversity Contributed by: Tim Allen
Include an APA citation, a summary, and a reaction for each article. DELETE THESE INSTRUCTIONS WHEN DONE
1. Ascher, Carol (1993-05). The Changing Face of Racial Isolation and Desegregation in Urban Schools. Retrieved Nov 25, 2007, from www.eric.gov
This article talks about the new immigrants that continue to move to America, bringing in new students. There has been an increase in Asian and Hispanic students, while African American and White students have remained about the same. Schools are participating in desegregation, whether by choice or from a court order to do so. These plans are system-wide and include all grade levels. However, studies showed that segregation appeared to be worse for Hispanic students than it did for African American students. Across the country, schools are using Magnet Schools to create desegregation. Magnet schools provide desegregation by choice, but when it comes to parents choosing schools for their children, several factors are contributed. For example, transportation costs and segregation of the student body at a particular school. A new issue is also created involving bilingual education and desegregation of students. With the recent immigrant students that have come in to schools, many of them are segregated because there first language isn't english, and that creates potential desegregation problems. The last part of the article talks about classroom achievments and how different factors such as ethnicity as well as systematic factors about the school.
I feel like this article had good information and factual evidence regarding desegregation among students these days. The article shows how current situations of immigration create changes in school systems. It effects the schools desgregation, bilingual education, and alternative education such as Magnet schools. I wasn't really aware that desegregation was an increasing issue because of the incoming immigrants that continue to come to schools these days.
This article discusses the issue of achieving educational success from all students. It says that in the past schools have been unsuccessful in closing the gap between minority and white students. There has not been a direct solution to this problem, but it is now widely recognized that schools, communities, and families need to help make this situation better. The list consists of early childhood development initiatives, school climate, managment and organization, teaching and learning, and family supports.
I feel like this article produces a good list of things to do to help the cause. It adresses the issue and comes up with several ways to try and solve the problem. I think the combination of family support as well as the schools adjusting some of the things they do would be an affective solution to equal achievments between white and minority students.
In this article, the current enrollment status of schools today is discussed. It states how schools are more diverse than they were 20 years ago, but many students are clustered into segments. One problem that they discuss is that schools don't effectively involve students who are different. Another problem discussed is that the students have to deal with stereotypes, unfamiliar values, innaffective teaching methods, and different organizational approaches. 3 patterns listed in this article that lead to successful institutions were focus on students success and provide tools for success, develop programs for increased coordination with elementary and secondary grades, and dedicate energy and resources to creating and accepting enviroment that nourishes and encourages success. Next the article listed the fundamental issues for organizing diversity and discussed diverse faculty, missions and values, educating for diversity, dealing with conflict, the quality of interaction, and quality and diversity.
I like how this article approached diversity in schools today.It adressed all the issues involving diversity in schools and adressed them in different ways. It also listed patterns that lead to successful institutions. I think with the combination of what to do and what not to do, this article can be affective towards helping the issue on diversity in schools.
This article begins by talking about how segregation in schools in the 1950s,60s, and 70s was unconstitutional. Different cases such as Brown vs The Board of Education and Green vs County School Board held that segregated systems must be completely dismantled and allow desegregation to be achieved in many factors affecting education quality. In thr 60s and 70s, courts employed a variety of race-conscious remedies to further help desegregate schools. Another goal used to prevent race isolation was voluntary race-conscious policies. This goal also promotoed diversity among students. However, the law in this area continues to evolve because of different legal policies that mite be unconstitutional in other settings. Courts are still revisiting cases and trials which should help provide direction for policy makers.
I think this article is good because it takes a different approach than previous articles that I read. It goes back into history and explains how school diversity and desegregation became what it is today. It discusses different trials and court cases that helped change school systems from segregated back in the 1950s, to what they are today. It also talks about how schools aren't quite where they should be in terms of diversity but proposes ways to change this, stating that laws in this area are still evolving to make things better.
This article talks about some of the big changes and trends that are occuring in school desegregation in the 1990s. One of the big trends is the increasing number of court cases that release school districts from court supervision of their desegregation efforts. Another important trend is the growing focus on accessing education and the academic performance of minority children. Several supreme court cases in the 1990s set out to dismantle school desegregation plans. A couple of those were Board of Education of Oklahoma v. Dowell in 1991 and then the Connecticut state case Sheff v. O'Neill in 19996. Once these schools are freed from court supervision, they can send there students back to neighborhood schools. This is a problem because many urban students return to schools that are segregated and inferior. It even said that school segregation has increased steadily in the past 15 years, showing that desegregation has little relevance in major cities. The article suggests that the achievement gap between minorities and white students could lead to an era of desegregation cases that focus on school diversity and integration.
I was suprised by this article because it talked about all these court cases on school desegregation, and yet school segregation was still increasing steadily for the past 15 years. It adressed the issues like returning students to there neighborhood schools and how desegregation isn't as relevant in major cities, but rather than talking about ways to make change or to make things better, it suggests that there could be an era of desegregation cases coming up.
Contributed by: Tim Allen
Include an APA citation, a summary, and a reaction for each article. DELETE THESE INSTRUCTIONS WHEN DONE
1. Ascher, Carol (1993-05). The Changing Face of Racial Isolation and Desegregation in Urban Schools. Retrieved Nov 25, 2007, from www.eric.gov
This article talks about the new immigrants that continue to move to America, bringing in new students. There has been an increase in Asian and Hispanic students, while African American and White students have remained about the same. Schools are participating in desegregation, whether by choice or from a court order to do so. These plans are system-wide and include all grade levels. However, studies showed that segregation appeared to be worse for Hispanic students than it did for African American students. Across the country, schools are using Magnet Schools to create desegregation. Magnet schools provide desegregation by choice, but when it comes to parents choosing schools for their children, several factors are contributed. For example, transportation costs and segregation of the student body at a particular school. A new issue is also created involving bilingual education and desegregation of students. With the recent immigrant students that have come in to schools, many of them are segregated because there first language isn't english, and that creates potential desegregation problems. The last part of the article talks about classroom achievments and how different factors such as ethnicity as well as systematic factors about the school.
I feel like this article had good information and factual evidence regarding desegregation among students these days. The article shows how current situations of immigration create changes in school systems. It effects the schools desgregation, bilingual education, and alternative education such as Magnet schools. I wasn't really aware that desegregation was an increasing issue because of the incoming immigrants that continue to come to schools these days.
2. Schawrtz, W (2001). Closing the Achievement Gap: Principles for Improving the Educational Success of All Students . Retrieved 11/25/07, from http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/19/9f/f1.pdf
This article discusses the issue of achieving educational success from all students. It says that in the past schools have been unsuccessful in closing the gap between minority and white students. There has not been a direct solution to this problem, but it is now widely recognized that schools, communities, and families need to help make this situation better. The list consists of early childhood development initiatives, school climate, managment and organization, teaching and learning, and family supports.
I feel like this article produces a good list of things to do to help the cause. It adresses the issue and comes up with several ways to try and solve the problem. I think the combination of family support as well as the schools adjusting some of the things they do would be an affective solution to equal achievments between white and minority students.
3. Smith, D (2007). The Challenge of Diversity: Involvement or Alienation in the Academy. Retrieved 11/25/07, from http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/20/17/47.pdf
In this article, the current enrollment status of schools today is discussed. It states how schools are more diverse than they were 20 years ago, but many students are clustered into segments. One problem that they discuss is that schools don't effectively involve students who are different. Another problem discussed is that the students have to deal with stereotypes, unfamiliar values, innaffective teaching methods, and different organizational approaches. 3 patterns listed in this article that lead to successful institutions were focus on students success and provide tools for success, develop programs for increased coordination with elementary and secondary grades, and dedicate energy and resources to creating and accepting enviroment that nourishes and encourages success. Next the article listed the fundamental issues for organizing diversity and discussed diverse faculty, missions and values, educating for diversity, dealing with conflict, the quality of interaction, and quality and diversity.
I like how this article approached diversity in schools today.It adressed all the issues involving diversity in schools and adressed them in different ways. It also listed patterns that lead to successful institutions. I think with the combination of what to do and what not to do, this article can be affective towards helping the issue on diversity in schools.
4. Ancheta, A (2007). Constitutional Law and Race-Conscious Policies in K-12 Education. Retrieved 11/25/07, from http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/1a/42/4c.pdf
This article begins by talking about how segregation in schools in the 1950s,60s, and 70s was unconstitutional. Different cases such as Brown vs The Board of Education and Green vs County School Board held that segregated systems must be completely dismantled and allow desegregation to be achieved in many factors affecting education quality. In thr 60s and 70s, courts employed a variety of race-conscious remedies to further help desegregate schools. Another goal used to prevent race isolation was voluntary race-conscious policies. This goal also promotoed diversity among students. However, the law in this area continues to evolve because of different legal policies that mite be unconstitutional in other settings. Courts are still revisiting cases and trials which should help provide direction for policy makers.
I think this article is good because it takes a different approach than previous articles that I read. It goes back into history and explains how school diversity and desegregation became what it is today. It discusses different trials and court cases that helped change school systems from segregated back in the 1950s, to what they are today. It also talks about how schools aren't quite where they should be in terms of diversity but proposes ways to change this, stating that laws in this area are still evolving to make things better.
5.Weiler, J (1998). Recent Changes in School Desegregation. Retrieved 11/5/07, from http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/15/6e/b3.pdf
This article talks about some of the big changes and trends that are occuring in school desegregation in the 1990s. One of the big trends is the increasing number of court cases that release school districts from court supervision of their desegregation efforts. Another important trend is the growing focus on accessing education and the academic performance of minority children. Several supreme court cases in the 1990s set out to dismantle school desegregation plans. A couple of those were Board of Education of Oklahoma v. Dowell in 1991 and then the Connecticut state case Sheff v. O'Neill in 19996. Once these schools are freed from court supervision, they can send there students back to neighborhood schools. This is a problem because many urban students return to schools that are segregated and inferior. It even said that school segregation has increased steadily in the past 15 years, showing that desegregation has little relevance in major cities. The article suggests that the achievement gap between minorities and white students could lead to an era of desegregation cases that focus on school diversity and integration.
I was suprised by this article because it talked about all these court cases on school desegregation, and yet school segregation was still increasing steadily for the past 15 years. It adressed the issues like returning students to there neighborhood schools and how desegregation isn't as relevant in major cities, but rather than talking about ways to make change or to make things better, it suggests that there could be an era of desegregation cases coming up.
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